Guest guest Posted June 22, 2001 Report Share Posted June 22, 2001 Swasthisri, This information is for Sarad Navarathri. Ashada has a different aspect altogether. It is for Dandanatha and the observances are different. Regards JayBee At 07:35 PM 6/21/01 +0000, you wrote: >Namaste, > > The following information is available: > >http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/8175/devi-m-eng.txt > >THE DEVI-MAHATMYAM} >700 Slokas on Sri Durg >from MarkaNDeya PuraaNa > >Navaratri is celebrated four times a year. They are Ashada Navaratri, >the Sharada Navaratri, the Maha Navaratri and the Vasantha Navaratri. >Of these, the Sharada Navaratri of the month of Puratashi and >the Vasantha Navaratri of the Vasantha kala are very important. If you >refer to the agni purana, then it is said that the Puratashi and >Panguni >(in Tamil months) i.e. Asvin and Chaitra are like the two jaws of >Lord Yama. If one wants to escape the mouth of Yama, then one should >celebrate Navaratri on these two occasions. A similar analogy is >presented in the >devi bhagavatam. Devi bhagavatam also talks in detail on how one >should >observe fasts, and how one should meditate/work on these days. > >According to legend, Durga sat on the tip of a needle for nine >days, doing a severe penance to destroy the evil Asura Mahisha. On the >first three days, she meditated as Herself, the next three days as >Mahalakshmi and the last three days as Sarasvati. This signifies >progression from tamsik, to rajasik to satvik and eventually obtaining >liberation. The tenth day during Sharada Navaratri is called >vijayadashami >to signify the victory on the day of dashami. > >It is, however, a long tradition that one reads the devi-bhagavatam or >the devi mahatmyam (Durga saptasati, 700 verses on Durga) during this >period. Devi bhagavatam notes that Rama meditated and fasted for nine >days >after Sita was kidnapped by Ravana. There are numerous such incidents >on >how people's wishes were granted. > >The reading of Devi Maahaatmyam during Navaraatri is to be done >follows: \\ >Chapter 1 (Madhu kaitabha samhaara) is to be read for 1st day, \\ >ch 2 thru 4 (Mahishhasura samhaara) to be read on 2nd day, \\ >ch 5 and 6 (Dhuumralochana vadha) on the 3rd day, \\ >ch 7 (Chanda Munda vadha) on 4th day, \\ >ch 8(Rakta biija samhaara) on 5th day, \\ >ch 9 and 10 (Shumbha Nishumbha vadha) on 6th day, \\ >ch 11(Praise of Narayani) on 7th day, \\ >ch 12 (Phalastuti) on 8th day, \\ >ch 13 (Blessings to Suratha and the Merchant)on 9th day \\ >ch 14 (aparaadha xamaapaNa) on 10th day \\ >Based on emails from S. A. Bhandarkar and M. Giridhar \\ > > >Regards, > >s. > > >, "Priya Iyer" <pria7@h...> wrote: >> What is the significance of Varahi Navratri? >> >> What is one supposed to do? >> >> >> > > >AUM shrImAtre namaH >AUM namaH shivAya >AUM namaH shivAbhyAm > >Archives : http://www.ambaa.org/ (Edited) > : /messages// > >Contact : help > >Your use of is subject to > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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